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Vote: Who wins Big Ten 3-point, dunk contests?

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor -
2 years ago

With NBA All-Star weekend festivities kicking off Friday, I thought it would be fun to compile Big Ten 3-point contest and dunk contest participants. I say it every year, and I’ll say it again: Somebody needs to make such an event a reality. It would awesome. Anyway, see my participants in this post, plus vote for your champion in both events.

My winner: Gary Harris – We’ve seen Nik Stauskas’ impressive outdoor shooting display, but the way Harris is shooting right now, and all the while battling back spasms, he’d be darn near impossible to beat.

Need to see the contestants’ dunks before making your choice? Here you go:

Berggren

Newbill

Oladipo

Robinson III

Thompson

Williams

May

About Brent Yarina

BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men’s basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature “Clothes Call,” which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina’s RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.

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8 Comments

Good Dunk List but don’t you think that Branden Dawson or Adreian Payne should be on this list?

Ajakacki on 2/13/2013 @ 5:38pm EDT Said:

I definitely think Jacob Lawson should be on this list.

Brent Yarina, BTN.com on 2/13/2013 @ 6:09pm EDT Said:

Very nice dunker, no doubt. And he was at the top of the list for those who were left off.

Ben24 on 2/13/2013 @ 6:27pm EDT Said:

Where’s Brandon Dawson on the dunk list. He is 3 times better than GR3. Kind of like when you put Mitch McGary over Derrick nix in the “best big men” post. You need to stop and think about how, just because U of M was once #1, you don’t have to try to find a way to fit them into every post

Brent Yarina, BTN.com on 2/13/2013 @ 6:51pm EDT Said:

Dawson hasn’t flashed a bunch of great dunks this year. He’s powerful, yes, but he hasn’t had many that make you say, “Wow!” GRIII has had several, the 360, the one against Purdue, a dozen alley-oops, etc. And I didn’t do the big man post.

Ben24 on 2/13/2013 @ 6:29pm EDT Said:

Oh and even though I’m a state fan, you should probably have Tim hardaway jr. In the 3 point contest.

Jared Beamer on 2/14/2013 @ 9:58am EDT Said:

I know as a Hoosier fan that I’m biased, but come on. Victor Oladipo is the best one this list and one of the best if not THE best in the country. The guy is an incredible athlete.

John Murphy on 2/14/2013 @ 1:10pm EDT Said:

Indiana has 4 of the top 6 in 3 point percentage in the B1G. And, both players who break IU’s hold take less than 1/2 an attempt per game. The only questions about the 3 point contest is which IU player would win.

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